وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ إِذْ جَآءَهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wadrib lahum mathalan ashaaba l-qaryati idh jaa'ahaa l-mursaloon
DIN 31635waḍrib lahum maṯalan ʾaṣḥāba l-qaryati ʾiḏ ǧāʾahā l-mursalūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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Coin for them a similitude: The people of the city when those sent (from Allah) came unto them
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And cite for them the parable of the landlords of the town-when the messengers came to it.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Strike out for them a parable: the fellows of the city when there came to it the apostles
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Set forth to them the instance of the people of the city when the Sent Ones came to it
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Propound unto them as an example the inhabitants of the city of Antioch, when the apostles of Jesus came thereto
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Sillu atyre shembullin e banorëve të qytetit, kur atyre u erdhën të dërguarit.
হে রাসূল! তুমি তাদের কাছে এক জনপদের(৫) অধিবাসীদের উপমা বর্ণনা কর, যখন তাদের কাছে রাসূলগণ এসেছিল।(৬)
Navedi im kao pouku stanovnike jednog grada kad su im došli poslanici.
Navedi im kao pouku stanovnike jednog grada kad su im došli poslanici;
Piyan-ɓe yeru, fii yimɓe saare, tuma nde Nulaaɓe ngarunoo ɓe,
მოუყვანე მათ მაგალითად დასახლების მცხოვრებთა ამბავი (რათა აქედან შეგონება მიიღონ): როდესაც მათთან მოვიდნენ გზავნილები.
Und führe für sie als Gleichnis die (Geschichte der) Bewohner der Ortschaft an, als die Gesandten zu ihr kamen.
Δώσε τους (ω, Προφήτη) ένα παράδειγμα των ανθρώπων της κωμόπολης, όταν οι Αγγελιαφόροι ήρθαν σ' αυτήν.
तथा आप उन्हें[6] बस्ती वालों का एक उदाहरण दीजिए। जब वहाँ (अल्लाह के) भेजे हुए रसूल आए।
E porta loro come esempio la gente del Villaggio, quando gli arrivarono i Messaggeri.
13. Ir pateikiame jiems panašumą: (istoriją apie) miesto gyventojus [sakoma, kad miestas buvo Antioh (Antakija)], kai ten pas juos atėjo Pasiuntiniai.
Isaaniif fakkeenya godhi warra gandaa kan yeroo ergamtoonni isheetti dhuftee.
Приведи им в пример жителей селения, когда к ним явились посланцы.
Наведи им као пример становнике једног насеља, када су им дошли посланици;
Na wapigie mfano wa wakazi wa mji walipojiwa na Mitume.
Ge dem som liknelse [berättelsen om] folket i byn, dit sändebuden kom.
Onlara, şu şehir halkını misal getir: Hani onlara elçiler gelmişti.
اور آپ ان کے سامنے ایک مثال (یعنی ایک) بستی والوں کی مثال (اس وقت کا) بیان کیجیئے جب کہ اس بستی میں (کئی) رسول آئے.[1]
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إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَخَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَأَجْرٍ كَرِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)innamaa tundhiru mani taba'a dh-dhikra wakhashiya r-rahmaana bil-ghaybi fabashshirhu bimaghfiratin wa'ajrin kareem
DIN 31635ʾinnamā tunḏiru mani tabaʿa ḏ-ḏikra waḫašiya r-raḥmāna bil-ġaybi fabašširhu bimaġfiratin waʾaǧrin karīmin
The translators word this verse differently
You warn only him who follows the Message, and fears the Most Gracious inwardly. So give him good news of forgiveness, and a generous reward.
Thou warnest only him who followeth the Reminder and feareth the Beneficent in secret. To him bear tidings of forgiveness and a rich reward
Thou canst only warn him who follows the reminder, and fears the Merciful in the unseen; but give him glad tidings of forgiveness and a noble hire
Him only shalt thou really warn, who followeth the monition and feareth the God of mercy in secret: him cheer with tidings of pardon, and of a noble recompense
But thou shalt preach with effect unto him only who followeth the admonition of the Koran, and feareth the Merciful in secret. Wherefore bear good tidings unto him, of mercy, and an honourable reward
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا۟ وَءَاثَٰرَهُمْ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ فِىٓ إِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa nahnu nuhyee l-mawtaa wanaktubu maa qaddamoo wa'aathaarahum wakulla shay'in ahsaynaahu fee imaamin mubeen
DIN 31635ʾinnā naḥnu nuḥyī l-mawtā wanaktubu mā qaddamū waʾāṯārahum wakulla šayʾin ʾaḥṣaynāhu fī ʾimāmin mubīnin
The translators word this verse differently
It is We who revive the dead; and We write down what they have forwarded, and their traces. We have tallied all things in a Clear Record.
Lo! We it is Who bring the dead to life. We record that which they send before (them, and their footprints. And all things We have kept in a clear Register)
Verily, we quicken the dead, and write down what they have done before, and what vestiges they leave behind; and everything have we counted in a plain model
Verily, it is We who will quicken the dead, and write down the works which they have sent on before them, and the traces which they shall have left behind them: and everything have we set down in the clear Book of our decrees
Verily We will restore the dead to life, and will write down their works which they shall have sent before them, and their footsteps which they shall have left behind them; and every thing do We set down in a plain register
36:13 — the verse above
إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱثْنَيْنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُم مُّرْسَلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)idh arsalnaa ilayhimu thnayni fakadhdhaboohumaa fa'azzaznaa bithaalithin faqaaloo innaa ilaykum mursaloon
DIN 31635ʾiḏ ʾarsalnā ʾilayhimu ṯnayni fakaḏḏabūhumā faʿazzaznā biṯāliṯin faqālū ʾinnā ʾilaykum mursalūna
We sent them two messengers, but they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third. They said, "We are messengers to you."
When We sent unto them twain, and they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: Lo! we have been sent unto you
when we sent those two and they called them both liars, and we strengthened them with a third; and they said, 'Verily, we are sent to you
When we sent two unto them and they charged them both with imposture - therefore with a third we strengthened them: and they said, "Verily we are the Sent unto you of God
When We sent unto them two of the said apostles; but they charged them with imposture. Wherefore We strengthened them with a third. And they said, verily we are sent unto you by God
قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo maa antum illaa basharun mithlunaa wamaa anzala r-rahmaanu min shay'in in antum illaa takdhiboon
DIN 31635qālū mā ʾantum ʾillā bašarun miṯlunā wamā ʾanzala r-raḥmānu min šayʾin ʾin ʾantum ʾillā takḏibūna
The translators word this verse differently
They said, "You are nothing but humans like us, and the Gracious did not send down anything; you are only lying."
They said: Ye are but mortals like unto us. The Beneficent hath naught revealed. Ye do but lie
They said, 'Ye are only mortals like ourselves, nor has the Merciful sent down aught; ye are naught but liars
They said, "Ye are only men like us: Nought hath the God of Mercy sent down. Ye do nothing but lie
The inhabitants answered, ye are no other than men, as we are; neither hath the Merciful revealed any thing unto you: Ye only publish a lie
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَاضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصْحَابَ الْقَرْيَةِ إِذْ جَاءَهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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